[Philip DeFranco (born December 1, 1985)] Hello internet it is the Wednesday Philip DeFranco Show. I am feeling a little better than yesterday but of course this is the Philip DeFranco Show this show is not about me, but just some of the stuff that mattered to me today in the news.

[Philip DeFranco] And so to move onto our first story, there is a man by the name of John Thompson. John Thompson was convicted of a crime that he did not commit. Armed robbery and murder, in 1984, the way they that they realized that it was not him, is they used blood tests they have today, that they did not have back then and they realized “Oh god, he actually didn’t do it.” And then you also later found out that the prosecution did not use key evidence primarily, eye witnesses that described a different man because it would hurt the state’s case that means, that the state withheld evidence to make their case stronger to put this man away, the state, of course, not wanting to place any doubt whatsoever in the jury, and of course you think this man is going to get retribution, for the 18 years he lost. Yeah… no, not at all! He was originally awarded $14 million, a little less than a million dollars a year. I guess not too shabby for possibly being knifed at any moment or having a d** thrust down your throat. But the state appealed this, and actually went to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court said: That this man should not get the money, and no one should pay for an innocent man being incarcerated for 18 years. To which I have to say, Supreme Court: “ARE -ARE YOU – ARE YOU FUCKING! ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY!?? How does that make sense? the state purposely withheld evidence, and ruined a man’s life, and you say that he should get nothing for losing a huge chunk of his life. That is disgusting, and you could justify it by saying: “Well it’s not the state’s fault.” yes it is! What do you call a state prosecutor? A state employee. They are like your child, and you are responsible for your child. If your 5-year-old gets in a car and crashes it, it’s your responsibility. Main point of this story, the “justice system” in America disgusts me, especially when you see things like this. Mistakes are made, that is a sad truth and that will be a constant, forever. But not paying for your mistake, that is inexcusable.

[Philip DeFranco] In other news, do you guys remember a guy by the name of Sean Duffy? You might not remember him, he was on ‘The Real World’ a while ago, a real long while ago. Well somehow, he has turned himself into a Wisconsin congressman, and when he was talking about budget cuts, someone asked “Well how much do you make, and how is it going to affect you?” And this, kind of is just bad form. I mean the government already might have a lock-down but he actually complained and he says he struggles with his “small income” of $174,000 per year. Which, I have to say, you’re a new congressman, not the smartest thing to say to someone in Wisconsin. Currently, this is just a rule: if you make more than $100,000 per year, you are never allowed to complain about money. That is the rule. If you’re living beyond your means, you’re human but you’re also stupid because humans are stupid. If you have lots of debt, it’s cause you were either trying to get somewhere or you’re stupid, but don’t complain when you’re making $174,000 per year and that is 3 to 4 times the average income of a worker in the state you represent.